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Mr. Tact wrote on Oct 16, 2012, 12:17:I agree that many (most?) of the talking heads do the type of "in the moment" commentating you are complaining about, and are not consistent with their opinions.

But I don't see you accusing Joe Buck of that. So basically, you don't like his voice and mannerisms. While it's not possible for me to refute that, I would say if that was the worst I could say about the announcers/commentators of any sporting event I was watching, I would be reasonably satisfied with them.

Different people irritate me for different reasons. The combination of either Buck/Aikman or Buck/McCarver just make it worse, and Buck is the common denominator. I can't think of any other commentators in any sport that bug me like he does. At worst, I don't notice them or I am indifferent to their quircks.